Rogers On Brink Of Defending Title

October 21, 1986|By Creig Ewing and Beth Rhodes

David Rogers of Orlando won his 37th race at the New Smyrna Speedway Saturday night, finishing ahead of perennial second-place finisher Lee Faulk of Orlando. Rogers now has a two-point lead over Faulk for the track points championship, which ends this month. The season isn't quite over, but the Speedway is claiming that Rogers is expected to repeat as the country's winningest stock car driver. In other racing action Saturday, Jerry Fitch of New Smyrna Beach won the annual 100-lap Florida State Thundercar Championship. Jim Matteus of Cocoa inherited second place after several cars were disqualified. Gene Van Alstine of Rockledge won the 4-Cylinder feature, David Snodgrass of Melbourne won the Street Stock race, Mike Fitch of Samsula won the Roadrunner race, and Wray Shaffer of Lake Helen won the IMCA Modifieds race.